Chicago Bears Advance $5 Billion Stadium Move to Indiana After Illinois Talks Collapse
The Chicago Bears have taken a major step toward leaving Illinois after advancing plans for a $5 billion domed stadium in Indiana backed by more than $1 billion in state incentives. The…
Top 5 Girl Scout Cookies: Which Girl Scout cookie does your state like the most?
Spring is almost here and around America, which also means Girl Scout Cookies and cookie ordering is here too. Americans are passionate about their annual Girl Scout Cookie sale. Whether you’re the…
Former National President of Children’s Blanket Charity Sentenced for Stealing More Than $400,000 from the Organization
PEORIA, ILL –The former national president of Project Linus, Carol Babbitt, 61, was sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing money from the not-for-profit organization. Project Linus provides handmade…
Consultant Indicted on Federal Charges for Allegedly Providing Bribes to City of Chicago Officials to Benefit Clients
CHICAGO, ILL – A consultant has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly offering and providing bribes to City of Chicago officials in an effort to benefit his clients. ROBERTO CALDERO in…
Federal Indictment Charges Suburban Chicago Man With Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing Loaded Guns
CHICAGO , ILLINOIS — A federal grand jury has indicted a suburban Chicago man for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin, and illegally possessing loaded handguns. A 12-count indictment returned in federal…
Georgetown Man Sentenced to More than 28 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes
URBANA, ILL – Ian J. Dukes, 38, of Georgetown, Ill., was sentenced today to 342 months (28 ½ years) for his role in child sex crimes involving two minors. Chief U.S. District…
Leader of Internet Marketing Schemes Charged with Defrauding Customers and Financial Institutions of Millions of Dollars
NEW YORK – An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Larby Amirouche with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to banks and…
Illinois governor signs bill that ends bail, releases criminals of violent crimes before trials with pre-trial release
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois has become the latest state to implement a bail-free criminal justice system that puts the fate of violent criminals in the hands of liberal judges. The criminal justice…
Federal Judge Convicts Man of Conspiring to Steal Cash From Chicago ATM
CHICAGO, ILL — A man has been found guilty in federal court of conspiring to steal cash from an automated-teller machine in Chicago during a period of civil unrest last spring. On…
Carjacker who shot at police facing federal charges
CHICAGO , ILLINOIS — A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in federal court with carjacking after he allegedly took a vehicle from a victim in Orland Park and fired a…
State trooper struck while assisting motorist during snowstorm
Pecatonica, IL – On Feb. 13, 2021, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash on Interstate 39 northbound near the Baxter Road exit in Winnebago…
Illinois U.S. Attorney ousted, resigns in Biden Justice Department Trump Purge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – United States Attorney John C. Milhiser announced today that he has submitted his resignation to the President, to be effective Feb. 28, 2021. Mr. Milhiser thanked Senators Duckworth and…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Robbing Chicago Bank at Gunpoint
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Chicago bank and holding a customer at gunpoint. CHRISTOPHER PORTER, 49, of Chicago, is charged with one count of bank…
Diaz named 2020 Park Forest Civilian Employee of the Year
PARK FOREST, IL – Lazaro Diaz has been named the “Civilian Employee of the Year” by the Park Forest Police Department. Diaz, a Mexican immigrant works 6 to 7 days per week…
Man shot dead while driving his car along Chicago’s I-90
Chicago, IL – Illinois State Police (ISP) officials are investigating a shooting, which occurred on the ramp from Division Street to Interstate 90 southbound, at approximately 8:28 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 30,…
Woman shot at in Park Forest by roaming car thieves
PARK FOREST, IL – On Friday, January 29, 2021, at approximately 5:50 a.m., a 49-year-old Park Forest resident was in her vehicle on the 100 block of Hemlock St. when she observed…
Lake County Man Charged in Federal Court With Attempted Carjacking
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A Lake County man has been charged in federal court with attempted carjacking for allegedly trying to violently carjack a vehicle at a north suburban golf course last summer.…
Illinois woman faked breast cancer, rode around in wheelchair to scam community for years
HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS – Sarah A. Delashmit, 36, of Highland, Illinois, was sentenced this week to 18 months in federal prison and 3 years of court supervision after her release. Last October, Delashmit…
Henderson County man jailed for domestic battery, resisting arrest
HENDERSON COUNTY, IL – On 01/18/2021 at 8:25 PM, Henderson County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Jessie J. Bowman of Stronghurst, IL, age: 28 at a residence in Township of Stronghurst for Domestic Battery…
Michigan DOJ Attorney Matt Schneider Upset over Kwame Kilpatrick Commutation
DETROIT, MI – After President Donald J. Trump commuted the sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, U.S. Attorney Matt Schneider expressed his disapproval of the President’s decision. “My position on the…
Silicon Valley Streaming Service Executive Indicted in Alleged “Pump and Dump” Stock Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A former executive of a Silicon Valley video streaming service has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for allegedly engaging in a “pump and dump” stock…